All Obituaries

Mary Jo Quealy was born March 29, 1935 to Josephine and James Quealy in Laramie, Wyoming.  Her early years were spent in the Elk Mountain and Hanna, Wyoming areas with Elk Mountain always being her favorite.  Her family moved to the Laramie area when she was in the 5th grade.  She was enrolled in the University Prep School which was on the University of Wyoming campus.  She continued school there, graduating from University Prep High School in 1953.  In high school...

Margaret Faunita Wilson of Rawlins, Wyoming, passed away on January 30th, 2021 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins. Margaret was born in Rawlins on April 26, 1933 to Logan and Emma (Kennaday)Cairns. She was raised on the Platte river and went to school in Sinclair until they moved to Rawlins and had lived there all her life. Margaret graduated from Rawlins High School in 1951. She married Norman Wilson on September 5, 1952 and they have been married for 68 years. In...

Mary Kelly passed away at the Saratoga Care Center in Saratoga, WY, on January 29, 2021. Mary was born on a farm near Braymer, MO, to Lee McBee and Nellie McKnight McBee on April 11, 1927.  She was a graduate of Braymer High School along with classmate, Harold Kelly. Upon her high school graduation, Mary worked for the local Braymer bank. She married Harold Kelly on January 29, 1948, in Chillicothe, MO.  Together they had two daughters, Lynda and Janice.   The family moved...

You are my sunshine … and will always be Our sweet mom and dad were reunited January 29, 2021 as she graduated to the next life surrounded by her family.   Dad was there to meet her and welcome her home to the beautiful paradise he’s been working on the past few years.  Growing up we were a together family, lived together, played together at the lake, and worked together cleaning many commercial buildings.  Even as we each moved on she never missed a chance...

Shirley Sue Harnden , resident of Saratoga, Wyoming, passed away on January 18, 2021 at her home at the age of 65. She was born on November 13, 1955 to Edgar and Juanita Haycock in Hanna, Wyoming.  Where she lived and grew up with her three sisters; Karen Kitchen, Virginia Davis, and Lori Gordon.  She graduated from Hanna/Elk Mountain High School in 1975.  She moved to Laramie, Wyoming, and went to the University of Wyoming for a short period of time until...

In loving memory of Melvin Joseph Hoffman Melvin, age 77, of Rawlins, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. Funeral preparations were performed by the Jacoby Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held later this spring due to Covid restrictions. Melvin was born on September 3, 1943 near Manning, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Collette (Reinhardt) Hoffman. Melvin married Barbara Hedberg and to this union 5 children were born. Melvin worked...

Max passed from this life January 5, 2021 at the age of 80 at her daughter’s residence in Sinclair, Wyoming. She was born to Arthur and Mildred Kendall Dobson on February 11, 1940, in Orlando Oklahoma, Payne County. Max always said that she was a “pain” because she was born in Payne County.  She attended schools in Plainville, Kansas after the family re-located there.  She had seven siblings. She married Billy Dean Lumpkins and followed him to Puerto Rico in his...

On January 2, 2021, Lila Marlene Jones Blakely Boles passed away peacefully at the age of 88.  Lila was born December 5, 1932 in Rock Springs Wyoming, to Dwight and Dorotha Jones.  She was the first of five children.  Franklin (1934), Roger (1942), Richard (1945) and Marilyn (1948) followed their sister into the loving home of her parents and family.  Both parents and Marilyn preceded Lila’s death. Lila married Lester Blakely, and Les passed away in 1981. ...

LaVern Irene Yarusinsky was born on May 28, 1963 and passed away on December 30, 2020 after having health complications from a blood clot to her lungs. LaVern was a beloved wife, mother and proud grandma.  She enjoyed her life to the fullest every day. She loved the outdoors, camping, hiking etc.  Her favorite place to be was Jack Creek Campground in the Medicine Bow National Forest where she was a host for a couple years.  She was also a member of the Victory Baptist...

Long-time Saratoga resident Houston Valle Evans Jr. (Valle) passed away peacefully in his home early Christmas Day.  Born on November 18, 1929 in the Rawlins hospital, Valle had a “life well lived” of 91 years, almost all of it in the North Platte River Valley. Valle and his family have deep roots in and around Saratoga.  His mother was Leona Horn Evans, whose maternal grandparents, William Ewing Meason and Rebecca Ryan Meason were homesteaders on Cedar Creek starting...